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MONTREAL — To get a glimpse of Montreal’s storied past, hop on a bike and head to the Lachine Canal.
On the 15-kilometre cycling path that winds its way from the city’s Old Port to Lake St-Louis, signs of the city’s early days as a shipping and...Read More

MONTREAL — For nearly two months all eyes were turned to John Greyson and Tarek Loubani, the Canadian activists held in an Egyptian prison before being allowed to return to Canada.
Two other detained Canadians, Greenpeace activists Alexandre Paul...Read More

MONTREAL — It hasn’t been an easy ride for April Defalco and Stacey Bebbington since opening their kid-friendly cafe in 2010.
Six months after launching, La Tasse Gamine suffered flooding damage from a broken water main in front of their shop. They...Read More

MONTREAL — Canada’s largest classified website is under pressure to ban the sale of household pets as part of a Montreal woman’s quest to put an end to puppy mills.
Barbara Lapointe, a mother of two who operates a dog walking business, wants Kijiji...Read More

MONTREAL — A Muslim youth conference in Montreal, which drew criticism from the Parti Quebecois government, has been cancelled by the convention centre where it was supposed to be held.
The Palais des congres, the city’s largest convention centre,...Read More

MONTREAL — Some hydro crews had to be called back from summer vacation on Saturday after a massive storm ripped through Ontario and southern Quebec, killing one person, injuring 10 others and leaving thousands without power.
At its peak, more than...Read More

MONTREAL — Slapping a Canadian Maple Leaf on your backpack when travelling abroad may have its perks, but Craig Klinkhoff has found an even better way to make friends in foreign lands.
He’s one of the young Montrealers behind Hockey Without Borders...Read More

MONTREAL — A Quebec senator is making no apologies for collecting a housing allowance despite living little more than a drive across a bridge from Parliament.
Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu says the payments, reportedly more than $...Read More

MONTREAL — One of Canada’s most famous restaurants has come forward with its own tale of troubles with Quebec’s language watchdog, days after a flap over the word pasta made international headlines.
Montreal’s Joe Beef, which has been featured on...Read More

MONTREAL — Montreal police arrested more than 30 people Saturday during a second day of protests against Quebec’s northern development plan.
Demonstrators rallied outside a job fair at the city’s convention centre, where businesses and workers were...Read More